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PAGE FOURTEEN THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE ® SATURDAY, JUNE 17, 1950 Rotary Fair Basis For Splendid Community Projects Rotary Fair Makes Possible Work For Crippled Children One of the great achievements of the Oshawa Rotary Club throughout the last twenty years has been that of restoring to health, strength and usefulness many hundreds of crippled and handicapped children of Oshawa and Ontario County, " This life-saving activity has become one of the major projects in which the Rotary Club has been engaged almost since its inception, and throughout the county and city there are countless homes in which the name of the Rotary Club is blessed because of its care and treatment of some crippled member of the family. These acts of kindness by the Club are not forgotten by those who have benefitted from them, and if the record were opened up fully for public inspection, it would reveal hundreds of letters of heartfelt thanks from the parents of children who have come under the care of the Rotary Crippled Children's Committee. The work that has been done by ¢ the Rotary Crippled Children's Committee cannot be measured in dollars and cents. The only yard- stick is the extent to which handi- capped and crippled children have been. enabled to overcome their de- fects and handicaps, and their crippling conditions, and go out into the world as useful and self-reliant citizens. At the same time, work of "this kind requires the expenditure of a large a.aount of money. In recent years, it has cost the Rotary Club from $5,500 to $6,500 a year to carry on its crippled children's work alone, Double Opportunity It is to provide this money, and the amounts required for other community welfare activities and charitable purposes, that the Rotary Fair is held each year. Through it, the citizens of Oshawa and the sur- rounding district have an opportu= nity, not only of enjoying two nights of fun and frolic and taking home valuable prizes with them, but also of contributing to the funds which make possible all the humanitarian activities which are carried on, year in 'and year out, by the Oshawa Rotary Club. According to the records for the last year, the Crippled Children's Committee, of which Dr. R. E. Richardson is chairman, has well over fifty native cases on its books at the present time. Some of them are new cases while others are those of children who have been receiving treat- ment over a period of years. On the average there is a large annual turn-over with about 25 new cases 'being brought to the attention of the club each year, Some are cases which require slight adjustments while others are more severe and require lengthy treatment. Receive Fine Co-operation periodic Intervals. However, due to the wholehearted co-operation giv- en the local club by welfare and other agencies such as the Chil- dren's Aid Society, Welfare Board, Board of Health and the East Whitby Welfare Board, this has not been necessary for some time. While a great many of the cases brought to the attention of the club are sent to the Sick Children's Hospital, some also receive treat- ment at the Oshawa General Hos- pital. Great hclp is given to the club by local physicians who spend a great deal of time on Rotary cases without remuneration carrying out investigation, etc. Their contribu- tion is much appreciated. The biggest expense with the work of the Crippled Children's Committee is for hospital care. Next in line is the cost of transporting the children to and from hospital. Other expenses, include the cost of special appliances, special shoes, braces, splints, glasses and artificial eyes, all of which have become more costly in recent years. The Rotary Club also foots the bill for sending children to the Blue Mountain Camp, near Colling- wood and to Illahee Lodge at Co- bourg. Last year half a dozen chil- dren made the trip to Collingwood where they, enjoyed two- weeks in the open air under ideal conditions. The sending of children to this camp has been a practise for some years and the enjoyment and bene- fit they receive is beyond measure. Defective Eyesight Corrected The largest number of cases handled by the committee is that involving defective eyesight. How- ever, the cases which require the most time to rectify and are the most costly are those suffering from poliomyelitis and spastic con- Heads Committee DR. R. E. RICHARDSON Chairman of the Crippled Chil- dren's Committee of the Oshawa Rotary Club, which derives its funds for this work from the an- nual Rotary Fair. most satisfaction for the members of the committee and the club gen- erally are those in which hare lips are repaired. The Hospital for Sick Children has a: number of surgeons who are very skilful in this work. While several operations are re- quired, those who have this work done grow fo maturity with almost no visible deformity. This is a vast difference from a number of years ago when little could be done for such cases and the child developed an inferiority complex which inter- fered with his mental development and entire future, Home Education Another phase of the work of Rotary's Crippled Children's Com- mittee is home education. Through the co-operation of the Oshawa Board of Education teachers visit the homes of children who are un- able to attend school and provide tuition. Normally about 15° child- ren receive this service each year. Up to the present half the cost of this project has been borne by the Provincial Department . of Health and the remainder by the Oshawa Rotary Club with the Board of Education making the staff ar- rangements. In other sections' of the province. the Board of Educa- tion is assuming a share of the cost and the local Board is being ap- proached to see it it will assume this obligation. One of the big difficulties facing the members of the Crippled Chil- k. | Fair. Mammoth Parade 'To Rotary Park, . Monday Evening Following the custom which has become popular with the public over a long period of years, the Oshawa Rotary Club, on Monday evening, will present its annual Ro- tary Fair Parade. Starting at seven o'clock from Alexandra Park, the parade will go south on Simcoe Street to Gibbs Street and from there to Rotary Park, to signalize the opening of the 1950 Rotary The public has become ac- customed to regarding the Rot-ry Fair Parade as one of the spec- tacular events of tne youl, ...u year's entries indicate that the parade on Monday evening will be one of the finest yet presented. A splendid list of prizes has been arranged for the parade, the vari- ous classes and wards being as fol- lows: Best decorated motor float, na- triotic, - musical or advertising, 1. $15.00. 2. $10.00. Best National Motor Float or marchers in national costume, 1. $15.00. 2. $10.00. Best Sport Group in uniform, 1. $15.00. 2. $10.00. Best Unit Group in uniform, open to Cubs, Scouts, Guides, C.G.I.T,, Air Cadets, Sea Cadets, Army Cadets, schools and fraternal or- ganizations, 1. $15.00. 2. $10.00. Best Costumed Group on Horse- back, 1, $15.00; 2, $10.00. Best Clown Costume and Acting (adult), 1, $5.00; 2, $3.00. Best Horse Drawn Delivery Wagon, 3 units or less, 1, $15.00; 2, $10.00. Parade Chairman , Best Half-Ton Delivery Truck, 3 units or less, 1, $15.00; 2, $10.00. Best One-Ton Truck or greater, 3 units or less, 1, $15.00; 2, $10.00. | Best Display of New Cars and Trucks, 5 units or less, 1, $15.00; 2, | $10.00. | Best team of horses and wagon | turnout, 1, $15.00; 2, $10.00. | ~With these prizes offered, a splendid turnout of entries is cer- | tain. There will be bands galore in | the parade, which will be a fitting | prelude to the fun and frolic of the | Rotary Fair itself. The judges of | the various classes will be stationed | along the route of the parade to do | the judging of the entries as they | day, June 19. J. N. NORVAL WILSON Who is chairman of the Committee which is organizing the mammoth Parade which will start off the 1950 Rotary Fair at 7 p.m. on Mon- Ng the citizens of Oshawa and district. Just One of the Children Cared for by Rotary To see the crippled children who are being cared for by the Oshawa Rotary Club enjoying their annual Christmas party is a sight which tugs at the heart-strings, and makes one realize the tremendous value of this work. Above is one of the litile lads who has known the extent of the care lavished on such as he by 'the Rotary Crippled Children's Committee, and he finds real joy in meeting Santa Claus and in receiving from his hands once more evidence of the thoughtfiilness and kindness of Rotarians. dren's work is one of the community projects made possible by the patronage of the annual Rotary Fair by The crippled chil- =--Times-Gazette Staff Photo. A Reminder Folks! DON'T FORGET THE dren's Committee and 'the Club is| pass down Simcoe Street and along | the provision of transportation for | Gibbs Street. | the children to Toronto. hospitals | Norval Willson, who is chairman as they are all busy business men. | ,¢ the committee for the main par- However, General Motors of Can-| qe on Monday evening, is confi- ada Limited has stepped into the breach and during the past year has been most generous in making provision for transportation needs. dent that it will be one of the finest | ever seen at a Rotary Fair. "Sure,« this is going to be a parade that the | people of Oshawa will remember | Members of the Crippled Child-| for a long time to come," he said. [ren's Committee are -- Dr. Ron| with the co-operation of all who | Richardson, chairman; S. R. Alger, | have indicated their willingness to | R. Argo, Dick Chant, Leo Glover, | take part, it should be a splendid p MONSTER li I t Some Rotary Clubs follow the practice of .conducting surveys at Rev. D. M. Rose, G. G. Wanless, | feature to draw people to Rotary ditions. Harold Coppin and Jack Biddulph. | Park for the 1950 Rotary Fair. The cases which provide PARADE MONDAY, JUNE 19th LEAVING Alexandra Park At 7:00 p.m. AND ENDING AT ROTARY PARK the i OSHAWA ROTARY FAI TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 20 -- 6:30 SHARP $5.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 2.00 3.00 3.00 2.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 $10.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 * 5,00 3.00 5.00 5.00 3.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 $2.00 2.00 2.00 4.00 2.00 2.00 1.00 2.00 2.00 1.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 BEST NATIONAL COSTUME GROUP . BEST NATIONAL COSTUME, SINGLE BEST COSTUME .......... Boys BEST COSTUME ............... Girls BEST BICYCLE--Boy"s or Girl's . BEST DOLL CARRIAGE ....... ah BEST TRICYCLE BEST CLOWN ....... BEST BRIDE AND GROOM ....... BEST CHILD'S WAGON ............... BEST MADE PLANE--Mounted on a Wagon BEST BAND ria BEST MARCHING UNIT ................ FOR NON-WINNERS-- EVERY CHILD NOT PLACING AS A WINNER Parade Features and Prizes! The following will report at Alexandra Park at 6.45 p.m. The parade will and along leave here at 7 p.m. sharp and proceed down Simcoe Street Gibb Street to Rotary Park. ss 0 80 00 "ss se 8 00. . $10.00 10.00 10.00 Best Decorated Motor Float, Patriotic, Musical or Advertising ......... Best National Motor Float or Marchers in National Costume . Best Sport Group in Uniform Best Unit Group in Uniform open to Cubs, Scouts, Guides, C.G.L.T., Air and Sea and Army Cadets, Schools and Fraternal Organizations . . . ... cond A COUPON WORTH 25c¢ Best Group of Costumed Riders on Horseback sesnesurssssrrnares in fivdse. at the foir Best Clown Costume and Acting (Adult) Sue sven vere 5.00 3.00 2.00 Best Horse Drawn Delivery Wagon (3 units or less) .......... Best 12-Ton Delivery Truck (3 units or less) ....... Best 1-Ton Truck or Greater (3 units or less) ...... Best Display of New Cars & Trucks (5 units or less) . . Best Team of Horses, and Wagon Turn Out ........ $15.00 15.00 reste s seas I EE a Te EE TY 10.00 10.00 3.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 15.00 15.00 5.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 BEST MODEL CAR WITH DRIVER sees Parade Starts Sharp at 6:30 from Brock St. to Rotary Park Route will be announced in the paper